Aalborg University #1 in EU on Times Higher Education Impact Ranking

The THE Impact Ranking, founded in 2019, is the only global league table that assesses universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And this year, one Danish university has shone.

Photo: Aalborg University

Jun 21, 2024

The 2024 Times Higher Education University Rankings have just been published – widely considered to be the definitive lists of the world’s best universities.Almost 2,000 institutions have been evaluated for three lists: the World Rankings, Impact Rankings and Teaching Rankings.The THE Impact Ranking, founded in 2019, is the only global league table that assesses universities […]

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